On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 02:13:48PM -0500, Kevin Low wrote: > "In addition, the C-x C-r command re-reads this init file, thus > incorporating any changes that you might have made to it."
Many of readline's functions are not bound in vi mode. $ set -o emacs $ bind -p | grep C-x | grep C-r "\C-x\C-r": re-read-init-file $ set -o vi $ bind -p | grep re-read-init-file # re-read-init-file (not bound) You would need to pick a key sequence and set up your own binding for it.